What are some other legendary rock bands that should retire from touring? Let me know down below! (Thanks to Mikey and Laura Knotek for recommending this topic!)
I was very surprised at how quickly the band continued on touring after Charlie’s death. Almost like they took it in stride. Not sure how much longer The Stones will go on for… I’m happy to say I was able to see them live with Charlie tho.
Unfortunatpely these acts won't stop until people stop paying money to see them live. Since there aren't royalties anymore for streams (so small its not wort counting anymore), the only revenue source these bands have is live performances and merch sales. Thus the insanely high prices for both. The "crowd of a certain age" myself included, are longing for the "glory days" of when they saw these bands in their primes, and they want to relive those experiences again. It's just not physically possible anymore, because of aging. So until people simply stop spending money on these bands, this unfortunately will continue.
A great comment, exactly right, although one has too wonder if these artists are as well off as we're lead to believe if they still need the money. If it were me, I think I'd be more concerned with my reputation, but then I've always been about quality rather than quantity. I was like that as a musician and still like that now as a consumer. I just won't pay to go to a show that's not worth it. But there are a lot of stupid people that do.
I watched some of the rolling stones concert tonight from berlin and was amazed how good mick sounded as he ran around the stage at age 79,cant believe the shape hes in blowing away all these younger rockers
Ozzy should just retire sitting down and doing a show like that is not good you can't perform as well I guess if you want to do a spoken word you can do that
Ozzy should just retire sitting down and doing a show like that is not good you can't perform as well I guess if you want to do a spoken word you can do that
Ozzy should just retire sitting down and doing a show like that is not good you can't perform as well I guess if you want to do a spoken word you can do that
Couldn't agree more! I like everyone of them but really not interested in seeing them live anymore, and that is based off the last time that I saw each one of them. One more you could have added just in case he decides to un-retire is David Lee Roth. What I would prefer is a format where you can meet them and have them sign stuff, maybe do a 3 or 4 set acoustic show or something, but mainly a Q&A type of thing. Now, you should do a video on the old bands that are still worth paying full price to see live... IRON MAIDEN for one! Keep Rockin' Johnny Z 🤘
Thanks man! Roth is a great pick... I'm sure he'll be back at some point. Counting down performers who still sound good is a great idea too... top 10 ageless wonders has a nice ring to it!
Call this an unpopular opinion if you will. I have a difficult time seeing musicians perform into their 60s and 70s. They aren't doing it because they love music, they are working because they need money, all while disappointing their fans. While its true that some may be worth a lot of money, without a steady cash flow, their lifestyle would evaporate. Trust me, they are not enjoying being 70 years old and riding from city to city, sleeping in hotel rooms, spending the day doing sound checks, to perform the same songs every night that made them popular 40 years ago. There is no fun in that when you are old. I love what I do for work, and I think I was good at my job. But I have managed my money well enough that when I retire in 6 years I will never strike another arc or fabricate another piece of metal. Let the young bucks do that work. In fact, I will likely sell all my equipment. I will never be as good as I was when I was younger, why bother trying. I plan to spend my time doing all the things I couldn't do while I was working. I can sleep all I want, and spend time with my kids and grand kids. These aging musicians should do the same. They will never be as good as they were in their prime. Give it up, let the new bands make the music. Go enjoy all those things they couldn't do while in the studio or out on the road.
The unfortunate side of musicians retiring is many of them didn't manage their money all that well back when they were younger, and now this is just a way to pay the bills.
The We Stayed Too Long At The Party Tour! Paul miming all his songs, God of Blunder and Casserole rooted to the spot squinting, same boring songs for decades and two charisma bypassed ring-ins! Lip it up!
I feel like these bands could've taken notes from Death, the original Pantera and Children of Bodom, they put out one last album and a final tour alongside it and although the way they broke up was sad they went out as a well-respected group and still seen as legendary to this day. Also I've been watching your videos for a year now.
Wild to think about what could’ve happened if those bands didn’t end prematurely. Thanks so much for sticking with the channel for the past year… much appreciated! 🙏🤘
Can't argue with this list, even though a couple of them hurt a little, lol. Purple was my first concert, (with Elf as the opener) and they have fought the good fight, but now with Steve gone... Ozzy. This needs to happen, sadly. I saw him 3 times with Sabbath, once with Jake, and once with Randy. Forty years later, it's just time. I love him, but I wouldn't pay to see him now. Then there's Kiss. I remember my friend had DTK, but it seemed over produced to me. I was all in on Alive though. Still my favorite album by them. Destroyer didn't do anything for me. I liked RARO, Love Gun had a couple good songs. I bought Alive II, but my favorite side was the studio songs. After that I left the Army. Another good episode! ☮️🤘🤙
I think Iron Maiden’s final album should have been the Book Of Souls. Empire of the Clouds is such a magnificent tune it would have been great to have that as their last song.
I thought I would be defensive and try to defend the bands but then I just ended up agreeing with you. The sad thing is these bands are from my era, born in 70. As they fade, its like I am fading with them, I guess I need to realize and accept that.
For me, deciding whether I still want to pony up for tickets comes down to two things: how much of the band’s classic/best lineup is still intact, especially my favorite members of the group, and how is the vocalist holding up? Like Blue Oyster Cult is one of my favorite bands and they’re on their 50th anni tour this year, but I have no interest in it; it’s only Eric and Buck left, Eric’s voice has been gone for years, and from what I’ve seen it looks like their sets on this tour are barely an hour long. So yeah, probably another band who should think about hanging it up. OTOH I am going to see Iron Maiden next month and really looking forward to it. I think Bruce has lost a little off the top but from the clips I’ve seen of their recent shows it seems like he’s still able to compensate for it, so I’m not worried about getting my money’s worth.
I’m going to see Maiden live in a few months too. Can’t wait. Bruce isn’t as strong a vocalist as he used to be, but I think some of the recent clips are worse because he seems to have a cold or something. The acoustics at Rock In Rio have never been good to him either. One band I love, but wont see anymore is KISS… their performances on the End of The Road tour have been really, really rough.
You make valid points and some I agree with. But I have to say that I'm happy these bands are still touring. (Quiet Riot especially) I've been listening to all these bands and many more from the 70s to the late 80s. I've been listening to these bands since I was born, (early 2000s). And I recently just went to go see my favorite band (Quiet riot) live. and it was an unbelievable experience. Yes kevin is no long with us, but Jizzy pearl does the songs justice. I don't care what anyone says. I can't wait to go see more of these legendary bands live!
Deep Purple just played Hellfest, along with other seasoned bands, Sabaton filled in for Manowar and had shows cancelled opening for Judas priest. Nice list.🤘
Unfortunately a lot of bands don’t make a profit from new music these days. KISS won’t ever make a new album after the lukewarm reception to Monster and Sonic Boom. I just wish more bands would have better self awareness when it comes to retirement.
This video was posted while Ozzy still had dates planned for 2022 with Judas Priest… obviously didn’t happen. From a health perspective, I don’t think he should perform anymore & just enjoy retirement. If he does a one-off show, I’m sure it will be cool.
The problem we are seeing/hearing now with a lot of those 70's and 80's hardrockbands is aspecialy in the singing departement. A lot of those acts sang in very high register and just can't do that anymore, even with all of the downtuning. Take Lick It Up from KISS for excampla. Not only is their a backing track for Paul's voice, they had to downtune it significantly so he could sing it in the studio. Take away all the confetti and bombs (close your eyes) and you've got a very boring song that has no punch and power due to these adjustements.
That’s when bands need to have the self awareness to stop. That said, I’d rather listen to a boring, sloppy, slow KISS concert without bells and whistles to a fake one.
I think they probably have another decade left of nostalgia touring… Axl is completely washed and it’s painful hearing him wheeze through every set. I’m still banking on one more studio album from them, but knowing GNR that’ll probably never happen.
These bands are like an old boxer who aspires to the glory once achieved but now is more like a shadow of that. It's sad to see grandparents acting like 20 year-olds. Have some respect for what you once achieved and move on. When they become tribute bands, it's over.
I haven’t heard much live from him since, but I remember at the time of this upload, he was getting a lot of bad press for his live vocals. Maybe it was just time away from touring due to the pandemic, idk… not sure what he sounds like now. A real Bon Jovi show is 100% more admirable than any band using backing tracks tho.
Yeah, it sucks! At the same time, I also appreciate the bands that get older and don't rely on backing tracks. That's admirable, but what even those bands lack is self awareness to know when to stop, especially when most of them are multi-millionaires.
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@@TheCDGuyJZ I always say: Let's look up for the new bands and support them.
Saw them live earlier this year and was pleasantly surprised. However, with Glenn Tipton's health failing, KK is missed. Hoping their performance at their HOF induction leads to a reunion. They need him.
The singer is the first to depreciate, in my opinion I think it's okay to hire a backup singer or add a voice enhancer machine. It's better to reduce the number of dates or better just replace the singer with a younger one. Just create a good studio albums, that what will make many fans happy. But that's just me, many will disagree of course.
At a certain point, I wish more bands would have the self awareness to cut themselves off from touring before they embarrass themselves. They can still make new music, but the touring isn’t working out anymore.
@@TheCDGuyJZ I agree that some classic rock bands are embarrassing themselves on stage, but some them are still producing good studio albums, I agree that Deep Purple are no longer the same decades ago, but the last "proper" studio albums "Now What", "Infinite" and "Whoosh" are good albums in my opinion and I also liked their latest covers album. I really enjoyed these studio albums. If these bands only "tours" and never released studio albums, then it's time to pack it up and retire. I just don't know about the business side of more studio time and less time on stage is profitable. 🙂
Saw Kiss in 2019 They were good but definitely were not great Saw Mötley Crüe this year they did good and if this is how they actually end I like it better than how they originally ended the Stadium Tour is just way better than their final tour
Hey man, I know these are your opinions but focus on happy things and keep only positive vibes your channel. Given the option to never see my favourite band live, or see a mediocre performance from the same band, I'm going to want to see them one time, shit or not! I used to review bands albums for a fanzine and simply put im ashamed of some of my reviews. See "Cloudy with a chance of meatballs" film where the critic re-evaluates his own situation as a reviewer. We're not (as-in not musicians or producers etc) creating anything, so lets only laude positive things in the metal community. You seem like a young guy and as a 40-something year old id love to go back and give teenage me the advice to open yourself up to all music, you dont have to like everything, but just latch onto stuff you like, leave everything else to everyone else. Sorry for rattling on a bit!
We opened for Pearcy a few times, and those were pretty good shows. Pearcy is playing as much as he can now because his health is failing and he's trying to pay for his medical treatments.
Lars’ abilities are lacking these days. Especially as he gets older. Tbh, I don’t see them stopping. I think they’ll keep going for another 10 years personally, whether that’s the right decision or not.
It's hard to picture you being a deep purple fan since they started in the 70s this band hasn't been a good band for 20 years 30 years their time was the 70s to the mid 80s
I love Deep Purple and I’m looking forward to hearing their new album. But seeing them live a few years ago was pretty rough… generally I cut these bands some slack because they’re older now, but their set was so bad people were leaving.
Sounds about right. I would also add MEGADETH to this list. I absolutely love that band, but it's def time for them to hang up the flying V's. All the musicians in the band sounded great, including Mustaine on guitar, but the vocals just aren't there anymore.
I’d noticed Dave’s vocals had sounded very weak during the live performances I’ve seen recently. He was never a great singer, and I think the cancer did a number on his voice. Tbh I’m more excited for the guitar work on the new album than anything else.
I’ll be reviewing it for sure! Looking to do more new album reviews for the rest of the year. Planning on reviewing the new Amon Amarth record when it comes out this Friday
Dude, you've GOT to have examples for a video like this. Actual clips of the bands on your list, in concert, playing/singing poorly. Otherwise you're just talking..
@@TheCDGuyJZ well great video but be honest with me ok do you know what band that I really think should really give it up and retire it’s sad to say and I’m a huge fan The Rolling Stones there my favorite band of all time they have continued for way way to long it’s a sad thing from what they used to be half of them are now dead now there down to only 2 original members Mick and Keith founding member Brian Jones the 1 who formed the band he died a long time ago and after Brian died then they get Guitar player Mick Taylor they made great albums in the 70’s and then Taylor decides to quit the stones to join another band then in 1975 then the stones hire Guitar player Ron Wood who was an ex member of The Jeff Beck Group the faces and Rod Stewart’s ex guitar player from 1969-1974 then Ron becomes an official member of the stones from 1975-2023 well I forgot to mention another original member of the stones piano player Ian Stewart and founding stones member he died he’s been dead since 1985 and he was the 6th stone and then in 1993 then the stones lose there base player Bill Wyman then he wants to leave then band then he decided he wants to retire because he was to old and he was an original member since 1962 now he has his own band the Rhythm Kings once Bill left the stones they became like a whole different band all together they had a different sound and they never did get back on track ever since once Wyman left I thought. The band ended it slowly all went downhill from there no base player can replace Bill u can ask anyone whose a bass player they still went on anyway and now there Drummer Charlie Watts he’s no longer with us anymore he died now he’s dead he was in the band since 1963-2021 he was there up until the day he died now he’s out of the band the band is over Mick and Keith are the only 2 original members left and now there 79 there almost 80 and they can’t even sing anymore not like how they were in there haw day no those years were over for a very very long time without Bill Wyman it’s not the stones in my opinion the whole band should of called it a day after steel wheels in 1993
@@TheCDGuyJZ there not that good anymore they lost 5 members in the band there not really the stones anymore but people to this day still love there music and still wanna see them in concert and there to old now and they can’t even sing as good as they used to there just making fools out of themselves and I’m a huge stones fan
#8. The lead singer died. I would say, they should stop touring. #7. They had one good song. Why keep going? #6. Dokken. To be honest. I don't know any of their songs. Must be crap. #5. Deep Purple. Same thing. Lead singer died long ago. Just stop. #4. OZZY The Prince of Darkness, is retired. Health issues. #3. Motley Crue. 3 members left. All of ones left can't sing or play their instruments anymore. Just faking it through. Shameful. Please hang it up. #2.Bon Jovi can no longer sing. Just stop with the lies. Retire your broken voice. #1.KISS They are just a show. Everything is pre-recorded. I don't think their fans care. Awful music, if you ask me.
